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Strategic HR Business Partner specialising in strategic workforce planning, performance and pay. Supporting partners and customers to achieve their business priorities through the right people interventions and strategies. Worked in a variety of HR roles and programmes including:- whole organisation strategic pay case - developing our own HR service offer- enabling the people strategy through the right people interventions Currently working in the strategic HR projects… Show more Strategic HR Business Partner specialising in strategic workforce planning, performance and pay. Supporting partners and customers to achieve their business priorities through the right people interventions and strategies. Worked in a variety of HR roles and programmes including:- whole organisation strategic pay case - developing our own HR service offer- enabling the people strategy through the right people interventions Currently working in the strategic HR projects teams to deliver a new approach to capability based pay for Senior Leaders. Show less

Support the strategic people management agenda at leadership level and accountable for the delivery of the operational HR service. Improving the performance, capability and motivation of our people to ensure business outcomes are achieved.Lead and support the business through organisational change so that improvements and benefits are realised and better ways of working delivered which support customer and environmental needs.Support the business with strategic workforce… Show more Support the strategic people management agenda at leadership level and accountable for the delivery of the operational HR service. Improving the performance, capability and motivation of our people to ensure business outcomes are achieved.Lead and support the business through organisational change so that improvements and benefits are realised and better ways of working delivered which support customer and environmental needs.Support the business with strategic workforce planning to ensure they remain focused on priorities, future risks and remain resilient with the right mix of professionals. Advising on flexible resourcing methods to align people into the right roles which deliver for the business and develop their skillsDevelop and motivate a team of HR professionals to ensure that an effective and appropriately skilled HR team is maintained, and a culture of continuous improvement is developed. Manage people related risks in a way that allows the business to reach the right outcomes whilst remaining aware of employment law pitfalls. Show less

Successfully managed a change project to legally change contractual terms and conditions for a group of employees. Managed a team of 4 HR Specialists who provide a national ER case management service to managers.Influenced the business to produce strategic workforce plans that focused on a longer term vision, identified hotspots/skills and was supported by a tactical delivery plan. Lead on MI for the HR team. Commissioned new MI products for senior leadership teams and… Show more Successfully managed a change project to legally change contractual terms and conditions for a group of employees. Managed a team of 4 HR Specialists who provide a national ER case management service to managers.Influenced the business to produce strategic workforce plans that focused on a longer term vision, identified hotspots/skills and was supported by a tactical delivery plan. Lead on MI for the HR team. Commissioned new MI products for senior leadership teams and Business Partners to enable effective analysis if trends and issues. Show less

Provide innovative advice to reward issues such as retention and attraction by sourcing external market data. Researched and benchmarked reward data for specialist roles that require market forces payments. Benefits portfolio lead. Responsible for contract management of two key benefit schemes; Childcare vouchers and Cyclescheme. Successfully led senior pay which involved interpreting performance decision trends and writing papers with risk and options to the Executive… Show more Provide innovative advice to reward issues such as retention and attraction by sourcing external market data. Researched and benchmarked reward data for specialist roles that require market forces payments. Benefits portfolio lead. Responsible for contract management of two key benefit schemes; Childcare vouchers and Cyclescheme. Successfully led senior pay which involved interpreting performance decision trends and writing papers with risk and options to the Executive Directors Team and the Remuneration Committee.Lead the disclosure of senior salaries as part of the Governments transparency agenda. Involved precise planning, engagement with Executive Directors and sensitive communications. Interpret Cabinet Office reward guidance and work in partnership with Defra as our sponsor. Show less

Generalist operational role for multiple customer groups across the Environment Agency (10,000fte) . - Built effective and influential relationships with senior leadership teams. - Used MI to influence HR priorities and risks. - Successfully identified business leads to drive the benefits of workforce planning, and talent management which has increased technical resilience. - Ensured that the organisations Equality, Diversity and Inclusion agenda was embedded across… Show more Generalist operational role for multiple customer groups across the Environment Agency (10,000fte) . - Built effective and influential relationships with senior leadership teams. - Used MI to influence HR priorities and risks. - Successfully identified business leads to drive the benefits of workforce planning, and talent management which has increased technical resilience. - Ensured that the organisations Equality, Diversity and Inclusion agenda was embedded across resourcing and development activity/decision making to minimise unconscious bias. - Project managed several large structural change programs with multiple redundancies and formal Trade Union consultation. - Facilitated leadership development program with senior leaders in performance management, which increased manager’s confidence and capabilities. - Handled complex case management across a range of employee relations issues which result in the best outcome for the business. Successfully defended a race discrimination Employment Tribunal case. Key professional HR areas include:Managing Change and large structural change projects resulting in redeployment and redundanciesComplex ER Case Management.Resourcing and succession planningCoaching and DevelopmentReward and Employee EngagementPerformance Management Show less

Oversaw the graduate recruitment summer scheme. Involved large scale online short listing, creating assessment centres and managing the process with Partners.

Home based role with responsibility for multiple Local Government sites including London, Coventry and the Southwest (c1000fte).- Built business partner relationships with Leadership teams and participated in Senior Board meetings.- Provided commercially focused advice and support to Managers on all Employee Relations issues, - Responsible for complex case management and reducing risk to reach cost effective outcomes.- Provide monthly HR report for the board.- Seek… Show more Home based role with responsibility for multiple Local Government sites including London, Coventry and the Southwest (c1000fte).- Built business partner relationships with Leadership teams and participated in Senior Board meetings.- Provided commercially focused advice and support to Managers on all Employee Relations issues, - Responsible for complex case management and reducing risk to reach cost effective outcomes.- Provide monthly HR report for the board.- Seek commercial resolutions to Employment Tribunals.- Develop and maintain a positive relationship with the local Trade Unions – attend local forums to promote the Strategic Agreement with Unison.- Led change management initiatives - TUPE transfer and redundancy programmes, by supporting communications and the consultation process to deliver a seamless transition. Show less

Provided proactive HR advice and guidance to all levels of management enabling them to achieve their business objectives whilst remaining compliant to internal policies, employment legislation and HR best practice. - Advised on a variety of complex cases involving disciplinaries, grievances and managed exits from the organisation. - Coached new managers to improvement their people management capabilities and increase their self sufficiency. - Managed the relocation and change… Show more Provided proactive HR advice and guidance to all levels of management enabling them to achieve their business objectives whilst remaining compliant to internal policies, employment legislation and HR best practice. - Advised on a variety of complex cases involving disciplinaries, grievances and managed exits from the organisation. - Coached new managers to improvement their people management capabilities and increase their self sufficiency. - Managed the relocation and change of hours for a large contact centre. - Responsible for consultation process, calculating redundancy packages, arranging outplacement services and facilitating redeployment opportunities. - Designed recruitment campaigns and assessment centre’s, notably for the new Post Office Joint Venture. Recruitment assessor and qualified to feedback on OPQ and SHL psychometric testing. - Supported contact centres, processing units and professional support functions. Show less